Pearlware children's mug. Alphabet themed images and text, representing the letters "M" and "N." "M" is represented by a merchant and "N" is represented by a nobleman with a regal appearance.
mugs
earthenware
pearlware
transfer printing
Mug
Mug
"M M was a Merchant/ successful/ in trade/N N was Nobleman/ richly/ arrayed." (Transfer printed)
MJ1970.235
Unknown
2 1/2 (H), 2 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.235
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